Ethnic and geographic variations in the incidence of pancreatitis and post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus in New Zealand: a nationwide population-based study
Sayali A Pendharkar, Juby Mathew, Jinfeng Zhao, John A Windsor, Daniel J Exeter, Max S Petrov
Previous research on pancreatitis in New Zealand was under-representative of minorities and underserved populations, particularly the M1ori and Pacific people. Also, a recent study by World Health Organization showed that population-based data on acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis are available for every region except for Australasia and Africa. Given that M1ori and Pacific people are most prone to developing chronic metabolic diseases, determining true nationwide burden of these diseases is important, as these diseases have a large impact on healthcare policies and budgets. Awareness of these diseases is crucial to help prevent and develop treatment strategies for everyone, but particularly for M1ori and Pacific people, who are worst affected.